Specifications

Chapter 3 Installation and Setup
NOTE: The DTX user stations and transmitters must be connected to LAN port 1. However, you can access the DTX Control appliance using the
browser on a computer connected to either LAN port 1 or LAN port 2.
3.1.3 Configuring Network Settings
To assign an IP address to the DTX Control appliance, you must establish a connection to the serial menu first, then use
the options on the serial console menu to configure the network settings for each of the LAN ports on the DTX Control
appliance.
NOTE: If you are connecting to only one LAN, only LAN port 1 needs to be configured.
To configure the network settings of the DTX Control appliance:
1. Connect a terminal or a computer that is running a terminal emulation program to the serial port on the back panel of
the DTX Control appliance.
2. Start a session with the following port settings:
• Serial speed: 9600 bps
• Data length: 8 data bits
• Parity: None
• Stop Bits: 1
• Flow Control: None
3. Once a connection is established, a serial console menu appears.
4. Type 2 to configure any of the following network settings:
• Set eth speed
• Choose using DHCP or defining an IP address
• Type subnet mask
• Type gateway IP address
• Select default gateway
• Define primary DNS and secondary DNS
NOTE: The IP address on LAN port 1 must not change during operation of the appliance. Always configure LAN port 1 with a static IP address or, if
using DHCP, ensure that the IP addresses are assigned with unlimited lease times. There is no restriction on how LAN port 2 can be configured. It
is also possible to configure DNS on the DTX Control appliance if it is required for administrator access through a web browser.
NOTE: If DHCP is selected, the DTX Control appliance must be rebooted for the change to take effect.
5. Type 3 to set the time and date.
a. Select the appropriate timezone. Determine the offset in hours between your local time and Coordinated
Universal Time (UTC). A negative offset indicates that the time zone is west of UTC and a positive offset
indicates that the time zone is east of UTC. For example, Eastern Standard Time would be -5.
b. Input the year, month, day, hour, minute and seconds. The year requires four digits, while the rest of the digits
can be either one or two digits.
6. Type 0 and press Enter to exit.
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